The government extended by three months, until June 30,2024, the payment of food and accommodation for beneficiaries of temporary protection coming from the conflict area in Ukraine. According to an Executive press release made on Thursday, paragraphs 10 and 11 of article 1 in Emergency Order 15/2022 that stipulates granting support and humanitarian assistance by the Romanian state to foreign citizens or people in special situations, coming from the armed conflict area in Ukraine are modified. “Expenses for granting money for food and accommodation will be initially paid from the Budget reserve fund, according to order 15/2022. Later on, the budget will be aupplemented with 17,163,270 euros coming from the European Union, as part of projects presented by the Department for Emergency Situations. EU contribution is granted on condition the period of granting aid after March 31, 2024 is modified and following the approval by EC of the reviewed variant of the 2021-2027 National Program Assylum, Migration and Integration,” the press release mentions.
The fourth edition of the Romanian Creative Week (RCW), will take place in Iași, eastern Romania, between May 15-26. The event brings together over 1,000 Romanian and foreign artists, 200 events, 350 volunteers, dozens of exhibitions, film festivals, theater and dance performances, three days of fashion shows, as well as visual arts exhibitions, concerts, conferences, […]
Kenyan Alex Nzioka Matata won the Bucharest Half Marathon held last Sunday, May 12, with a time of one hour, one minute, and four seconds. Second place was taken by another Kenyan, Chebor Elvis Tabarach, with a time of one hour, four minutes, and three seconds, while third place went to another Kenyan athlete, Kibet […]
Systematic, a leading Danish provider of software solutions for digitalization that also has a development center in Bucharest with more than 150 skilled IT specialists, has been selected by NATO to provide Command and Control software. SitaWare Headquarters, the software chosen by the international organization, is also developed in Romania by the local team. Signing […]
Romania’s health minister, Alexandru Rafila, announced the initiation of a market study for the construction of the first National Proton Therapy Center in Southeast Europe at the Bucharest Oncology Institute. The project is valued at EUR 70 million. Proton therapy involves using protons to deliver a dose of radiation that kills tumor cells. "Proton therapy will […]
The investment funds active in Romania are more optimistic about the evolution of the local market in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to Roland Berger’s Private Equity Outlook 2024. More than 70% of the respondents in the survey anticipate an increase in the number of transactions made by investment funds in Romania, after 2023 […]
The success rate of requests for bank loans registered on the 123credit.ro platform was approximately 4%, in the first quarter of the year, according to 123credit.ro, the main online credit platform in Romania. White Image together with 123credit.ro contributed to the efficiency of the process of obtaining a bank loan by automating the communications of […]
